Defence: Jing Wang – Nov 29, 2024 | 9 AM | Room 200: Graduate Student Centre
Incorporation of Physics into Learning of Robot Vision and Dynamics Candidate: Jing Wang Date: Friday, November 29, 2024 Time: 9:00 AM Location: Room 200 of the Graduate Student Centre (6371 Crescent Road)
Defence: Mouad Boudina – Nov 27, 2024 | 10: 00 AM | CEME 2010
Capillarity in Diverging Elastic Channels Candidate: Mouad Boudina Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Time: 10:00 AM Location: 2010, Civil and Mechanical Engineering Building, 6250 Applied Science Lane
Defence: Mohammadreza Rostam – Nov 1, 2024 | 2:30 PM | Zoom
Hybrid Gaussian Process Approach to Robust Economic Model Predictive Control with an Application to Solar Thermal Systems Candidate: Mohammadreza Rostam Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Time: 2:30 PM Location: Zoom
Affiliated Fellowships-Master’s and CGS-M Competitions – Apply by Dec 1, 2024
UBC Affiliated Fellowships-Master’s The UBC Affiliated Fellowships Master’s competition runs in concert with the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS-M; see below) competition. Approximately 50 fellowship with values ranging from $175 to $16,000 are offered through this competition. Current and prospective full-time UBC-Vancouver graduate students can apply. Students who are eligible for the CGS-M must submit a CGS-M application […]
Defence: Shubham Agarwal – Oct 30, 2024 | 12:30 PM | Room 200: Graduate Student Centre
The Mechanics of Low-Areal-Density Fiber Networks Candidate: Shubham Agarwal Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Time: 12:30 PM Location: Room 200 of the Graduate Student Centre (6371 Crescent Road)
Oct 29 | Department Research Seminar – Dr. Lyndia Wu: Measuring and Interpreting Real-World Human Data: Insights from Brain Injury Research
Establishing a concussion risk model faces the challenge of collecting accurate brain injury data, which cannot be sufficiently captured in the lab. Dr. Lyndia Wu will discuss her research optimizing wearable sensors to address the need for real-world brain impact data.
Oct 29 | Department Research Seminar – Dr. Patrick Kirchen: Exploring Low(er) Carbon Intensity Fuels for Freight Transport: Real world Data for Informed Decision Making
This seminar explores the challenges in lowering the carbon impact of land and sea-based freight vehicles, and the need for real world data on the suitability and impacts of lower carbon intensity fuels to guide industry transition.
Nov 2 | Engineering Open House at UBC Vancouver
Visit the UBC Engineering Open House at UBC Vancouver Campus to discover your future at one of Canada’s top engineering schools. Explore all that UBC Engineering has to offer through in-person booths and demonstrations. Talk to Mechanical Engineering advisors, professors and current students, and visit some of our facilities.
Nov 7 | Graduate Programs Information Session
Thinking about graduate studies in mechanical engineering but have questions? UBC students can join our Graduate Programs Information Session on November 7 to learn more! We will provide a brief overview of the different graduate programs offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and outline application requirements.
Oct 8 | Department Research Seminar – Dr. Christoph Sielmann: Multi-campus Education and Engineering Macroethics
Dr. Christoph Sielmann will explore two topics in engineering education: the challenges inherent to delivering synchronous course materials across multiple campuses; and pedagogical techniques for engaging students in considering the ethical implications of engineering technologies in the real world.